According to Accenture Security, the average annual cost of cybercrime in the United States increased by 29 percent in 2018 to reach 27.4 million dollars. So the likelihood of a malware infection after installing pirated software is around one third. The reason for this according to the industry experts of the Global Software Alliance is the use of subscription models such as Steam, as well as fear of malware and cyber attacks.
It has fallen by two percent in comparison to 2017.
High loss potential through pirated softwareĪ ray of light: The use of unlicensed software has slightly decreased. A recent 2018 study by BSA, the Global Software Alliance, assumes that 43 percent of the software used worldwide is pirated. One thing is sure: The damage caused by pirated copies is immeasurable and, in some cases, even existential. Last but not least, software versions are cracked. Software piracy has many faces: Often, software is sold at a significantly cheaper price on the net, licenses are falsified or sold multiple times or the buyer uses one license for several users.
Only the developer who convinces with innovative products and resolutely protects these against piracy can stay ahead of the game. Almost half of the software deployed worldwide are pirated copiesįrom the point of view of the software manufacturer, software protection secures its position in an increasingly competitive market. Encryption software also ensures that applications are tamper-proof and cyber sabotage has fewer opportunities. Because it is the only way applications can be protected against industrial espionage. The more software contributes to the creation of value, the more important software protection is. Because of this, these companies are increasingly investing in software protection for applications, machines and controls.
The risk of copying, reverse engineering and the manipulation of software solutions to the enterprise can threaten the continued existence of software manufacturers. No matter where software is in use: Software development and marketing are challenging and extremely expensive. "Software protection includes measures by a software development organisation to protect a software product and the associated critical data from vulnerabilities, internal and external threats, critical errors or incorrect configurations that can affect performance or make data available." In a publication by the Industrial Internet Consortium and the Industrial Internet Security Framework on the common security strategy and an approach for the assessment of cyber security in industrial Internet of Things systems, the term ‘software protection’ is defined as follows:
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